Tag: Q4 2021
Dr. Mark E. Gibbs, Healthcare Fraud, Texas 2023
Two Novus Health Services doctors were handed a combined 23 years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive $40 million hospice billing scam that bilked Medicare. In May, a federal jury found Dr. Mark E. Gibbs and Dr. Laila Hirjee guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, among other charges. Today, Chief U.S. District Judge…
Ray Petway, Felon in Possession of Firearm, New Jersey 2024
Newark, N.J. – Ray Petway, a 38-year-old resident of Jersey City, was today found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm to facilitate the distribution of heroin on New Jersey streets. Petway faced a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty, where he was convicted of one…
Richard James Pfost, Heroin Trafficking, West Virginia 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Richard James Pfost, 39, of Beaver, Raleigh County, is headed to federal prison for a decade after a Kanawha County traffic stop exposed a substantial drug operation. Pfost received a 10-year sentence today, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of over 100 grams of heroin and possessing firearms while…
Rafael Hidalgo Rodriguez, Cocaine Base Distribution, Massachusetts 2020
BOSTON – Rafael Hidalgo Rodriguez, 33, of Ponce, P.R., faced federal court in Worcester today for his involvement in a vast drug trafficking conspiracy. The Puerto Rican man admitted to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine base, cocaine, heroin, and crack. Rodriguez was charged along with 17 others in July…
Parrish Brookins, Mail Theft, New Jersey 2023
NEWARK, N.J. – A U.S. Postal Service employee is facing federal charges after allegedly turning to theft, pilfering credit cards and even desperately needed stimulus checks from the mail he was sworn to protect. Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced the arrest of Parrish Brookins today, a betrayal of public trust that adds another…
Jasmine Lori Snyder, Meth Trafficking, Montana 2023
MISSOULA—A Missoula woman had her initial court appearance on Dec. 1, facing a criminal complaint accusing her of trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized 17 pounds of the drug, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. A criminal complaint filed and unsealed on Dec. 1 alleges that Jasmine Lori Snyder, 39, possessed meth with intent to…
Carlos Brown, Methamphetamine Distribution, Georgia 2023
MACON, Ga. – The gritty streets of Macon have been cleansed of a dangerous menace as Carlos Brown, also known as Lo, 33, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine at local motels. Brown’s reign of terror ended on Tuesday, Nov. 30, when U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell handed down the…
Kwong Yau Lam, Distribution of Bogus Virus Protection, Guam 2024
HAGATÑA, GUAM – Kwong Yau Lam, 67, a Hong Kong citizen and Guam permanent resident, has been sentenced to one year of probation for defrauding Guam residents with bogus virus protection cards. The sentence, handed down in U.S. District Court, comes after Lam was found guilty of Distribution and Sale of Unregistered Pesticide, in violation…
Zachary Musilli, Possession of Child Pornography, Ohio 2024
Zachary Musilli, a 26-year-old Ohio County man, has admitted to a child pornography charge, marking a disturbing turn in a case that has shocked the Wheeling community. According to the United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, Musilli pleaded guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography”. The guilty plea was entered in a…
Sabrina Burton, Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, West Virginia 2020
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – In a gritty admission of guilt, Sabrina Burton, 25, from Morgantown, has confessed to a serious drug charge, according to United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II. Burton’s plea today was for one count of ‘Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin,’ a crime she committed in May 2020 within the borders…
